Biography
Formerly known as The Dallas Pro-Drag Allstars, Pro-Drag were a loud, hard-rocking Wellington-based Rock’N’Roll combo who put out releases on the lo-fi Stink Magnetic tape label. Band member (and Stink Magnetic label founder) Dylan Herkes described the group as ‘Hawaiian Industrial’.
Stink Magnetic seem to be disappearing from the web, however Dylan had previously uploaded a couple of the groups releases as Video’s to Vimeo. As you can tell from these clips; they’re super-fuzzed out, lo-fi recordings with virtually indecipherable lyrics – but they kick ass!
Members
- Dylan Herkes (The Grand Chancellors, guitar / vocals, Phats, The Mysterious Tape Man, Lightning Tape Wolf, Mysterious Tape Man, Phats, Pro-Drag, The Chandeliers, The Grand Chancellors, The Mysterious Tape Man, The Side Effects)
- Aidan Moody (The Grand Chancellors, guitar / vocals, Bad Evil, Buzz Jack Buzz, Shakin’ Evil Limbo Party, The Dallas Pro-Drag Allstars, The Grand Chancellors, The Palace of Wisdom)
- Anne Cairns (bass, Pro-Drag)
- Willy McKay (drums, Boss Christ, Pro-Drag)
Discography
- The 15 minute Prototype cassette (as the Dallas Pro-Drag Allstars, 1999, Kato Records / Stink Magnetic, KCD004 / MAG05)
- Superspeed System Action Fix (as the Dallas Pro-Drag Allstars, 1999, Stink Magnetic, MAG 06)
- Heavy Duty 7″ lathe single (as the Dallas Pro-Drag Allstars, 1999?, Stink Magnetic, MAG 10)
- In Deep Shit cassette (2000?, Stink Magnetic, MAG 13)
Links
- Discogs Entry
- Stink Magnetic’s complete catalogue (circa 2022, Archive.org)
- Discogs Entry for Dylan Herkes
- BandCamp page for Stink Magnetic